CONNECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS,

AND NETWORKS IN
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL
NETWORKS
 SOCIAL
NETWORK
 SOCIAL
NETWORK
NEURAL
NETWORK
Network- is a set of units (nerves, individuals, institutions, states)
and a rule that defines whether, how, and to what
extent any two units are tied to each other.

Example: The Wi-Fi network in your home is a good example of a small

client-server network. The various devices in your home are wirelessly
connected to the router, which acts as a central node (server) for the
household.
Connection- refers to the tie that links actor to one another.

Example: behavioral interactions, physical connections, association or

affiliation, evaluation of one person by another person, and even formal
relations.

Relationships- "a collection of ties of a specific kind measured

on pairs of actors” from a particular group of
social entities.

Example: Family relationships, Friendships, Acquaintanceships and Romantic

relationships
Social Network- refers to a set of relations that apply to a set of
actors, as well as any additional information on
those actors and relations.
Social networking uses internet-based social media platforms to connect with
friends, family, or peers.

Example: some of the most popular social networking sites in the Philippines
include Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Messenger, and Youtube.

Actor - a social unit that is playing a role in a larger social system.

THE BRAIN AND THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM AS A NEURAL NETWORK
Neural Network- it is a computational model of a single neuron that is made
up of one or more inputs, a processor, and a single output.

Example: recognizing handwriting or facial recognition, the brain very

quickly makes some decisions. For example, in the case of facial recognition,
the brain might start with “It is female or male? Is it black or white?

Dr. Robert Hecht-Nielsen, the inventor of one of the earliest neurocomputers,

defines neural network or more commonly called “artificial” neural network
(ANN)
Artificial Neural Network (ANN) - is an attempt to simulate the network of
neurons that make up a human brain so that the computer will be able to learn
things and make decisions in a humanlike manner. ANNs are created by
programming regular computers to behave as though they are interconnected
brain cells.

Example: Google self-driving car, which is trained to classically recognize a

dog, a truck, or a car.
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Stimulus - It acts as the receiver of information in the human brain represented
by the neural or nerve net.

Neuron - It refers to the basic computing units of the nervous system.

HOw would you compare Social Network to Neural
Network?
HOw would you compare Social Network to Neural
Network?
While a social network is made up of humans, a neural network is made up of
neurons (Artificial Neural Networks) which is a computer system modeled of
a human brain and nervous system.
UIZ: Identification (1/4 Sheet of paper)
A. Network F. Social Network
B. Stimulus G. Connection
C. Neural Network H. ANN
D. Relationships I. Dr. Hecht-Nielsen
E. Neuron J. Actor
1. Artificial Neural Network
2. Refers to set of units like nerves, species, individuals, institutions or states, and a rule that determines
whether
1. Artificial Neural how,
Network and to what extent are any two units linked or connected to one another.
3. A social unit that is playing a role in a larger social system.
4. A collection of ties of a specific kind measured on pairs actors from a particular group of social entities.
5. It acts as the receiver of information in the human brain represented by the neural or nerve net.
6. Refers to a set of relations that apply to a set of actors, as well as any additional information on those
actors and relations.
7. The inventor of one of the earliest neurocomputers who called neural network as “artificial neural
network” (ANN).
8. It is a computational model of a single neuron that is made up of one or more inputs, a processor, and a
single output.
9. It refers to the basic computing units of the nervous system.
10. It refers to the tie that links actors to one another.
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